'Reel' romantic reunions

Kate and Leo

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By Susan King, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Will romantic lightning strike twice for Leo and Kate? The star-crossed lovers of the 1997 Oscar-winning best picture, "Titanic," have reunited for the drama "Revolutionary Road," directed by Kate Winslet's hubby, Sam Mendes. In the film, based on the novel by Richard Yates, Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio play a supposedly happily married suburban couple in the 1950s with two children. The dark drama is scheduled to be released in December, exactly 11 years after the two nearly melted that pesky iceberg with their passion in James Cameron's epic. During cinema's Golden Age, romantic teams were the norm because stars were under contract to certain studios. So if a pairing caught on with an audience, the studio would reunite them year after year, like Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. But these days, it may take years before actors are teamed up again in a movie. Here's a look at some contemporary romantic pairings and a few from the classic age that have warmed the cockles of moviegoers hearts.

By Susan King, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Will romantic lightning strike twice for Leo and Kate? The star-crossed lovers of the 1997 Oscar-winning best picture, "Titanic," have reunited for the drama "Revolutionary Road," directed by Kate Winslet's hubby, Sam Mendes. In the film, based on the novel by Richard Yates, Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio play a supposedly happily married suburban couple in the 1950s with two children. The dark drama is scheduled to be released in December, exactly 11 years after the two nearly melted that pesky iceberg with their passion in James Cameron's epic. During cinema's Golden Age, romantic teams were the norm because stars were under contract to certain studios. So if a pairing caught on with an audience, the studio would reunite them year after year, like Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. But these days, it may take years before actors are teamed up again in a movie. Here's a look at some contemporary romantic pairings and a few from the classic age that have warmed the cockles of moviegoers hearts. (DreamWorks)

Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey Goldie's little girl and People mag's former sexiest man alive first teamed up for the innocuous 2003 comedy "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." Though the material often lets them down, Hudson and McConaughey sparkle together in this tale of a womanizing advertising exec who makes a bet that he can make any woman fall in love with him. That woman happens to be Hudson's character, a writer who is doing a piece on how to, well, lose a guy in 10 days. Their latest comedic escapade, "Fool's Gold," opens Friday. They play an estranged couple who rekindle their romance when he finds a clue to the whereabouts of a legendary treasure lost at sea in 1715. (Advance reports on the film make one believe that it may lose its audience in less than 10 days.)

Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey Goldie's little girl and People mag's former sexiest man alive first teamed up for the innocuous 2003 comedy "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." Though the material often lets them down, Hudson and McConaughey sparkle together in this tale of a womanizing advertising exec who makes a bet that he can make any woman fall in love with him. That woman happens to be Hudson's character, a writer who is doing a piece on how to, well, lose a guy in 10 days. Their latest comedic escapade, "Fool's Gold," opens Friday. They play an estranged couple who rekindle their romance when he finds a clue to the whereabouts of a legendary treasure lost at sea in 1715. (Advance reports on the film make one believe that it may lose its audience in less than 10 days.) (Paramount Pictures)